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ORE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("ore" is a kind of...):
fractional monetary unit; subunit (a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit)
Holonyms ("ore" is a part of...):
krona; Swedish krona (the basic unit of money in Sweden)
Danish krone; krone (the basic unit of money in Denmark)
krone; Norwegian krone (the basic unit of money in Norway)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ore" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ore"):
concentrate; dressed ore (the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore)
iron ore (an ore from which iron can be extracted)
lead ore (ore containing lead)
pay dirt (ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner)
uranium ore (any ore from which uranium can be extracted)
